Automatic power lift for agricultural implements



" 27, 1938. N. c. NELSON 2,141,319

AUTOMATIC POWER LIFT FOR AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS Filed Jan. 24, I958 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 l INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Y////////% I :s

Dec. 27, 1938. 2,141,819

I AUTOMATIC POWER LIFT FOR AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS N. C. NELSON Filed Jan. 24, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 NCNeiami INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 27, 1938 r, a

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIQE AUTOMATIC POWER LIFT FOR AGRICUL- TURAL IMPLEMENTS Nels C. Nelson, Bertrand, Nebr.

Application January 24, 1938, Serial No. 186,725

2 Claims. (Cl. 97-75) This invention relates to an automatic power which is supported in the plow frame 23 and is lift for agricultural implements and has for an equipped with ground wheels 24 as usual.

object to provide a novel device wherein the For turning the axle on its axis and thereby power of the tractor is used to elevate the plows raising or lowering the plows 25. carried by the from the ground when a turn is to be made. crank arms of the axle, a lever 26 is rigidly se- 5 A further Object s p ovide an automatic cured at the lower end to the axle between the power lift adapted to be controlled from the plow beams by means of a U-bolt 21. When the operators seat and which will be formed of a few lever is swung forwardly beyond the vertical strong simple and durable parts, which will be plane of the axle the cranks 2| are positioned inexpensive to manufacture, and which will not to dispose the plows 25 in plowing position, as 10 easily get out of order. best shown in Figure 2. When the lever is swung With the above and other objects in view the rearwardly beyond the vertical plane of the axle invention consists of certain novel details of conthe cranks are positioned todispose the plows struction and combinations of parts hereinafter 25 above the ground in position for transporta- 5 fully described and claimed, it being understood tion or for turning at the end of a furrow. 1-5 that various modifications may be resorted to To mov the lever 25 a link 28 is pivotally eon- Within the Sc p o the appended claims without nected at its rear end to the upper end of its lever d part from the Spirit Sacrificing y of by a pivot bolt 29. The forward end of the link the advantages of the invention. is pivotally connected by a pivot bolt 39 to the In th acc mp ny r w n f n p r upper end of a crank arm 3! which is bolted at' 20 of this specification, the lower end toa rock shaft 32 by means of a Figure 1 is a plan. view of an automatic power U-bolt 33. The ends M of the rock shaft are i t for gang D S Constructed in accorda ce journaled in the side members of the frame 23. with the invention. A second crank arm 35 is bolted at the upper Figure 2 is a side elevation of the parts shown end to the rock shaft and extends downwardly 25 in Figure 1 with the plows in plowing position. from the rock shaft. Cables 38 and 31 are con- Figure 3 is a side elevation of the parts shown nected at the rear ends to this downwardly exin Figure 1 with the plows elevated above the tending crank arm 35 and are connected at the ground. front ends to the rear ends of the outwardly ex- Figure 4 is a detail cross sectional view taken tending arms l3 carried by the draft bar I2, as 30 on the line 44 of Figure 1 showing the connecbest, shown in Figure 1, tion of one of the plow beams to the axle. It can now be seen that when the tractor is Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showturning one of the cables on the side toward the ing a e es p link Connector Which y b turn will be slacked off while the cable on the substituted for the cable and chain connector. side away from the turn will be tightened to turn. 35

Referring HOW e aw ngs in which like the rock shaft 32 and through the instrumentalcharacters of reference designate similar parts in ity of the crank arm 3i, link 28 and lever 26, turn the Various V ews, 59 designates a C ve t a the axle axially to lift the cranks 2i and elevate tractor having frame bars l. A draft bar i2 is the plows above the soil.

40 secured transversely of the rear ends of the When the turn has been completed the plow 40 frame bars H and is provided at the opposite will have been turned to reverse its travel at ends w h o w r y x in rm 53 rou h, which time the cables 36 will have resumed their which. the power of the tractor is imparted to the normal condition and will transmit the power of hitch mecha sm o lifting the p w from the the tractor to the rock shaft 32 to reverse the soil when a turn is to be made. rotation of this shaft and lower the plows 25 to 5 A V-shaped draft tongue It is provided at plowing position. its apex with a clevis !5 which is interchangeably A latch bar 31 is pivotally secured at the rear received in a plurality of openings it formed in end to the beforementioned lever 26 by the bethe draft bar l2. The rear ends of the branches forementioned pivot bolt 29 of the lever, as best of the draft beam are adjustably connected to shown in Figure 1. The latch bar extends for- 50 the plow beams i"! by bolts l8 interchangeably wardly beyond the front bar of the plow frame received in openings [9 in the beams. 23 and is provided in its lower edge with notches The plow beams are provided with bearings 38 and 39 which are adapted to interchangeably 20, best shown in Figure 4, which receive reengage astop plate 40 which rises from the front 7 5 spec-tire cranks 2% formed on the plow axle 22 bar of the frame, as best shown in Figures 2 and 3. When the forward notch 39 is engaged with the stop bar, as best shown in Figure 3, the lever 26 will be held in position to hold the plows 25 raised. When the rear notch 38 is engaged with the stop plate 40 the lever 26 will be held in position to hold the plow 25 in plowing position, as best shown in Figure 2.

For controlling the device from the drivers seat of the tractor a cable 4| is located within convenient reach of the driver and is trained rearwardly over a pulley 42 disposed upon the upper end of a standard 43 which rises from the front bar of the plow frame 23. The extreme rear end of the cable is connected to the latch bar 31 intermediate the notches 38 and 39. When the driver pulls the cable 4| the latch bar will be released and the hitch will then be free to function as above described.

The cables 36 may be ropes, chains, or a combination of each. Or the cables may be dispensed with and connectors, shown in Figure 5, substituted. The connector shown in Figure is formed of an extensible member comprising a tube 44 and a rod 45 telescopically engaged therein. The rod is provided with a stop pin 46 which Works in a slot 41 formed in the side of the tube and when engaged with one end of the slot permits the tube to transfer draft from the tractor to the lower crank arm 35. When the rod is telescoped into the tube the connector is foreshortened to correspond to the position of a slacked off cable.

From the above description it is thought that the construction and operation of the invention will be fully understood without further explanation.

What is claimed is: V

1. A device of the class described including a draft bar adapted to be mounted upon a tractor and to extend transversely thereof, outwardly and rearwardly extending arms of the ends of the bar, a draft tongue connected to the bar between the arms, a wheeled axle on the frame having cranks, plows having beams carried by respective ones of said cranks and connected to said draft tongue, a lever fixed to the axle between the cranks and extending upwardly from the axle, a rock shaft carried by the frame and having oppositely directed crank arms, a link connecting one of said crank arms with said levers, and connectors connected to the ends of said upwardly and rearwardly extending arms of the draft bars and to the other of said crank arms for rocking the crank shaft, tightening of either of said connectors and simultaneously slacking off of the other connector by power of the tractor raising the plows from the ground.

2. A device of the class described including a draft bar adapted to be mounted upon a tractor and to extend transversely thereof, outwardly and rearwardly extending arms on the ends of the bar, a draft tongue connected to the bar between the arms, a wheeled axle on the frame having cranks, plows having beams carried by respective ones of said cranks and connected to said draft tongues, a lever fixed to the axle between the cranks and extending upwardly from the axle, a rock shaft carried by the frame and having oppositely directed crank arms, a link connecting one of said crank arms with said levers, connectors connected to the ends of said upwardly and rearwardly extending arms of the draft bars and to the other of said crank arms for rocking the crank shaft, tightening of either of said connectors and simultaneously slacking off of the other connector by power of the tractor raising the plows from the ground, and a latch bar pivotally connected to the lever carried by the axle and having notches in an edge thereof, a stop carried by said frame adapted to be interchangeably engaged in said notches to hold said plows raised or to hold said plows in plowing position, and a manually operable cable connected to said latch bar for lifting the latch bar out of engagement with said stop to permit raising or lowering of the plows.

NELS C. NELSON. 

